What color is #9B9981?

#9B9981 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B9981?

The RGB value is 155, 153, 129: 155 red, 153 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B9981?

The complementary color is #81839B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B9981?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B9981 color

#9B9981 rgb(155, 153, 129)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9B9981 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 60% green and 50.6% blue (155, 153, 129).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 12% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 17% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Knock on Wood (#9F9B84), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#9B9981 color codes

HEX	`#9B9981`
RGB	`rgb(155, 153, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 60%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 12%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 17%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 17%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.79, -3.51, 12.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.79, 13.37, 105.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.871, 31.336, 25.292)`
Decimal	`10197377`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B9981, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9B9981	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9B9981 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9B9981 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b9981; }
.text { color: #9b9981; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b9981; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 153 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b9981, #909b81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9B9981?: #9B9981 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B9981?: The RGB value is 155, 153, 129: 155 red, 153 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B9981?: The complementary color is #81839B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B9981?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.